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Situated on the steep SE slopes of Bolus Head, from which it commands a magnificent view over the mouth of Kenmare Bay to the Beara Peninsula at S, KE097-044001- comprises a strong cashel wall which encloses an oratory, a circular hut, three rectangular buildings, a cross-slab and a covered passage. Just outside the enclosure, at N, is a rectangular platform with a leacht and a cross-slab. This site was in use as a ceallúnach until the nineteenth century (OSNB Prior, 51), and a holy well is located c. 90m to SW (KE097-059----).
Cross-Slab: (2) This is 1.4m high and measures .28m x .08m at base. Its SW face features a tall, linear Latin cross ringed by two concentric circles. The shaft extends well beyond the outer circle and is surmounted by the transverse stroke of a H-shaped terminal, while a similar device is bisected by its lower end. The outer circle is interrupted on either side by the waist of the slab.
See attached drawing of cross-slab taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 186
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The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 951. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 30 July 2013
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